Camagay, Cristher Carine B.

GED103 – A57
Ibarra, Carla Mae B. January 10, 2020
Ledesma, Kyra Jaydin V. Prof. Nestor Asuncion
Martinez, John Kurt D.

The Constitution of the Philippines and its Implications to Development

(Exercise 4.2.1 – Comparative Politics)
Instructions: Compare the salient provisions of the different constitutions of the
Philippines. Write N/A if the category does not apply.
CATEGORY MALOLOS 1935 1973 1987
CONSTITUTION CONSTITUTION CONSTITUTION CONSTITUTION
Form of The Government of The Philippines is a The Philippines is a The Philippines is a
Government the Republic is republican state. republican state. democratic and
and Separation popular, Sovereignty Sovereignty republican State.
representative, resides in the resides in the Sovereignty
of Powers
alternative, and people and all people and all resides in the
responsible, and government governmental people and all
shall exercise three authority authority government
distinct powers: the emanates from emanates from authority
legislative, the them. The them. he State emanates from
executive, and the Legislative power shall guarantee them. The
judicial. Any two or shall be vested in a and promote the legislative power
more of these three Congress of the autonomy of local shall be vested in
powers shall never Philippines, which government units, the Congress of
be united in one shall consist of a especially the the Philippines
person or Senate and a [barangays ], to which shall consist
cooperation, nor House of ensure their fullest of a Senate and a
the legislative Representatives. development as House of
power vested in one The Senate shall self-reliant Representatives,
single individual. be composed of communities. The except to the
twenty-four Legislative power extent reserved to
Senators while the shall be vested in a the people by the
House of Batasang provision on
Representatives Pambansa. initiative and
shall be referendum.
composed of not
more than one
hundred and
twenty Members.
Provisions on The constitution No person shall be No person shall be No person shall be
Civil Liberties specifically deprived of life, deprived of life, deprived of life,
provided for liberty, or property liberty, or property liberty, or property
safeguards against without due without due without due
abuses, and process of law, nor process of law, nor process of law, nor
enumerated the shall any person shall any person shall any person
national and be denied the be denied the be denied the
individual rights not equal protection equal protection equal protection
only of Filipinos and of the laws. of the laws. of the laws.
outsiders.
Provisions on The Government All appropriation, The rule of taxation The rule of taxation
shall submit every revenue or tariff shall be uniform shall be uniform
Taxation or year to the bills, bills and equitable. and equitable.
Revenue Sharing Assembly a budget authorizing The Batasang The Congress shall
of expenditures and increase of the Pambansa shall evolve a
income, indicating public debt, bills of evolve a progressive system
the changes made local application, progressive system of taxation. No law
from those of the and private bills, of taxation. No law granting any tax
preceding year, shall originate granting any tax exemption shall be
accompanying the exclusively in the exemption shall be passed without
same with a House of passed without the concurrence
balance sheet as of Representatives, the concurrence of a majority of all
the end of the year, but the Senate of a majority of all the Members of
in accordance with may propose or the Members of the Congress. All
law. This budget concur with the Batasang money collected
shall be submitted amendments. Pambansa. on any tax levied
to the Assembly All money for a special
within ten days collected on any purpose shall be
following the tax levied for a treated as a
commencement of special purpose special fund and
its session. shall be treated as paid out for such
a special fund and purpose only. If the
paid out for such purpose for which
purpose only. If the a special fund was
purpose for which created has been
a special fund was fulfilled or
crated has been abandoned, the
fulfilled or balance, if any,
abandoned, the shall be
balance, if any, transferred to the
shall be general funds of
transferred to the the Government.
general funds of
the Government.
Provisions of N/A N/A N/A N/A
Political Dynasty
Provisions on Presidency: four- Presidency: six- In case of In case of death,
Changing/ year term, not year term, no re- permanent permanent
Removing the eligible for re- election for four disability, death, disability, removal
election. years, possibility of removal from from office, or
Head of Senate
having second office or resignation of the
or the President
term. resignation of the President, the
President, the Vice-President
Executive shall become the
Committee President to serve
headed by the the unexpired
Prime Minister as term. In case of
hereinafter death, permanent
provided shall disability, removal
exercise the from office, or
powers of the resignation of both
President until a the President and
President shall Vice-President, the
have been President of the
elected and Senate or, in case
qualified. If the of his inability, the
permanent Speaker of the
disability, death, House of
removal from Representatives,
office or shall then act as
resignation of the President until the
President occurs President or Vice-
earlier than President shall
eighteen (18) have been
months before the elected and
expiration of his qualified.
term, the
Batasang
Pambansa shall,
within thirty days
from the time the
vacancy occurs,
call a special
election to be
held not earlier
than forty-five
days nor later than
sixty days from the
time of such call,
to elect a
President to serve
the unexpired
term.